A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Desperately Seeking Susan
“Every man is desperate to have her. One woman is desperate to be her. But someone is desperate to kill her. If they can figure out who she is.”
Overview
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.
Director
Susan Seidelman
Budget
4.5M
Revenue
27.4M
Status
Released
Production
Orion Pictures
Cast
Rosanna Arquette
Roberta Glass
Madonna
Susan
Aidan Quinn
Dez
Mark Blum
Gary Glass
Robert Joy
Jim
Laurie Metcalf
Leslie Glass
Anna Thomson
Crystal
Will Patton
Wayne Nolan
Steven Wright
Larry Stillman D.D.S.
John Turturro
Ray
Giancarlo Esposito
Street Vendor
Richard Hell
Bruce Meeker
Rockets Redglare
Taxi Driver
Annie Golden
Band Singer
Richard Edson
Man With Newspapers
Ann Magnuson
Cigarette Girl
John Lurie
Neighbor Saxophonist
Peter Maloney
Ian
Anne Carlisle
Victoria
Victor Argo
Sgt. Taskal
José Angel Santana
Boutique Owner
Steve Bosh
Newscaster
Daisy Bradford
Daisy
Mary Joy
Cocktail Waitress
Rosemary Hochschild
Cocktail Waitress
Iris Chacón Tapia
TV Singer
Shirley Stoler
Jail Matron
J.B. Waters
Jail Matron
Arto Lindsay
Newspaper Clerk
Henry Adler
Magic Club Drummer
Marty Gold
Magic Club Saxophonist
Michael R. Chin
Choy
Patrick John Hurley
Policeman
Timothy Carhart
Victoria's Boyfriend
Curt Dempster
Coffee Shop Manager
Shirley Kaplan
Waitress
Lázaro Pérez
Enrique the Guard
John Hoyt
Space Commander
Gary Ray
Band Member
Gary Binkow
Band Member
Michael Bramon
Band Member
Joyce Griffen
Prostitute
Paul Austin
Policeman
Richard S. Lowy
Adrian - the Hairdresser
Donna Ritchie
Hot Tub Girl
Kim Chan
Park Bum
Michael Badalucco
Guy from Brooklyn
Elie J. Boubli
Egyptian Ambassador
Adele Bertei
Prisoner
Peter Castellotti
Coffee Shop Cop
Wende Dasteel
Party Guest
Steve Eidel
Party Guest
Michael Kaufman
Party Guest
Ilene Kristen
Party Guest
Carol Leifer
Party Guest
Richard Portnow
Party Guest
Isabel García Lorca
Party Guest
Tim Ransom
Bellhop
Gilda Torterello
Ray's Mom
Stanley Burns
Ventriloquist
Sandy Dell
Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Robert Dahdah
Man Waiting On Line (uncredited)
Edward Galland
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Kevin Harris
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
David Kellman
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Harsh Nayyar
Egyptian Diplomat (uncredited)
Robert Shafran
Boy Triplet (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
Moving Man (uncredited)
John Spacely
(uncredited)
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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) Teaser (VHS Capture)
